- Our list of the best things to do in West Orange, New Jersey, features the top 729 nearby activities — including 249 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- West Orange, NJ has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Museums & Galleries, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 16 things to do within the city of West Orange, NJ , followed by 713 popular activities in nearby cities, including New York City, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Flushing, Jersey City, Morristown, Long Island City, Yonkers, Montclair, Newark, Clifton, Edison, Astoria, New Brunswick, Hoboken, East Rutherford, Bayonne, Paramus, Wayne, Chester, Secaucus, Bridgewater, Westfield, Fort Lee, Ringwood, Englewood, Elizabeth, West Milford, Summit, Union, Hackensack, Bloomfield, Mahwah, Paterson, Ridgewood, Teaneck, Linden, Fair Lawn, Mount Vernon, Union City, Parsippany, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, Livingston, New Rochelle, Lake George, Princeton, Bridgehampton, Albany, Hudson, Red Hook, Geneva and Mount Vernon
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From the merchant: Sip & shoot party!! Free drinks!! Free food!! Cash bar!! https://www.squadup.com/events/berrychampagnexo-sip–shoot
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Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
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With a collection of over 300,000 items, the Thomas Edison National Historical Park contains the home and laboratory of Thomas Edison. The park chronicles Edison's sixty-year career as a businessperson and inventor.
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211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052
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There are 20,000 square feet of displays at the Laboratory Complex at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park. Visitors can see a 20-minute introductory film, a silent movie from 1903, the three floors fo the Main Laboratory Building, and the Chemistry Lab.
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Located at the Orange Reservoir, Paddle Boating & Picnic Pavilion represents a return of the reservoir to public use. Visitors can rent paddle boats, or host picnics or other events in the 30 by 60 foot pavilion.
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Located on 408 acres of wilderness, Eagle Rock Reservation offers a variety of walking and hiking trails on its grounds. The park has a wooden pavilion with benches, and a large, bronze 9/11 memorial.
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560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
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The Essex County Turtle Back Zoo is oriented towards providing their animals with a more natural habitat than other zoos. There are numerous close-up displays, a petting zoo, an aquarium where visitors can pet a shark, and live music entertainment.
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An Equity theater, Luna Stage Co presents a wide array of challenging, often inter-genre performance pieces. The company particularly enjoys revisiting and revisioning classic drama, presenting it with a new artistic approach.
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245 votes
495 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
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One of the few movie dining experience in New Jersey is offered at the AMC Dine-In Theatres Essex Green 9. Guests are able to view first-run Hollywood movies while having the ability to have food and drinks brought to them while in the theater.
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560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052
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Popular during the warmer months of the year, Essex County Parks Safari Mini Golf is an African-safari-themed mini-golf course featuring a unique 19-hole course. In addition to public mini-golf, visitors also commonly enjoy hosting birthday parties at the course.
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Recently renovated, Codey Arena has two indoor ice rinks for recreational and competitive skating. Visitors can choose from a variety of hockey leagues, or simply practice skating during public skate sessions.
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Several day tours are conducted through Empire Vacations Day Tours. The trip packages are arranged with a New York departure to major vacation sites throughout the United States, including Boston, Niagara Falls, California, and Washington D.C.